Europe 2006 - Chamonix
Before heading off on the Walkers Haute Route - I spent about two days in Chamonix
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September 7 - Daywalk - Grand Balcon Nord
I wanted to get some fitness and aclimatisation - so I thought a good
daywalk was the way to go. I started out from the villiage and walked
up a track to the Plan de l'Aiguille
Above - The track goes up to very nearly the mid level station of the Aiguille du Midi téléférique.
Above - Looking down to Chamonix about 1200 m below
Above - On the balcon path to Montenvers - with the Chamonix Auguilles towering overhead
Above - the Chamonix Auguilles
Above - At Signal Forbes - plenty of cairns to show the way!
Above - Looking up the Mer de Glace. The Aiguille du Tacul and the Grandes Jorasses are on the right
From Montenvers, I walked back down to Chamonix by a path that lies close to the railway line that goes up the hotel.
September 8 - Aiguille du Midi
It was a beautiful morning - so after getting ready to set out on my
major walk - I thought it would be nice to catch the téléférique up to
the Aiguille du Midi as i had heard that the view is good. This was true! I thought it was worth the expensive 36 € cost.
Above - looking up from the midway station
View from the top - looking at the Chamonix Aiguilles (foreground) and
surrounding peaks - the highest one is the Aiguille Verte. To the right
of that is les Droites and then les Courtes further to the right. The
Dru is on the left horizon.
Above - Connecting bridge
Above - Viewing balcony
Above - The Grandes Jorasses - the high peak on the left, and the Dent du Géant on the right.
Above - Mt Blanc. One of the standard ways up goes from the téléférique
station directly up to the summit - close the middle of the photo.
Above - On the way down - I got a good view of the Dru - the snow
capped leak in the middle. It lies on the far side of Mer du Glace
(glacier)
In the afternoon - I set of on the Walkers Haute Route.
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